Violin-bridge.



J. GRIBBLE, s1. VIOLIN BRIDGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17, 1913.

1,100,131. 1 Patented June 16,1914.

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JOHN L. GRIBBLE, S3,, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

VIOLIN-BRIDGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed March 17, 1913. Serial N 0. 755,009.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, JOHN L. GRIBBLE, Sn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Louisville, count of J eiferson, and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Violin-Bridge, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to improve the sounding qualities of such bridges.

It conslsts of novel features and parts, and combinations of the same which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of my invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an elevation of a preferred form of my invention. Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of the elements. Fig. A is an elevation of a modified form of my invention.

My invention consists of the oblique supporting pieces 1 and 2, dovetailed snugly into each other at their centers. The grain of the wood, of which they are preferably composed, runs with the longitudinal axes of the pieces. The bottoms of these pieces are so cut that the outer tips touch the body of the instrument first, putting the supports under some bending tension and making them more sensitive to sound. These main supporting pieces 1 and 2 are referably cut away so as to leave the indivi ual direct supporting fingers 3 and 4, and 5 and 6 respectively. These fingers have their axes all directed to the common center of the two main supporting pieces. The pieces are so fitted that they will hold together by friction only. They may also be glued or pinned together.

With the structure just described I combine resiliency and stability to a high degree. I amplify the sound decidedly and at the same time modulate the tones by blending decided wood vibrations of the bridge with the string vibrations.

I do not limit myself further than is indicated in the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. A violin bridge comprising a pair of obliquely crossed interlocking pieces, each resting on the body of the instrument and each supporting a string.

2. A violin bridge comprising a pair of obliquely crossed interlocking pieces, each resting on the body of the instrument and each forked at its upper end; each fork sup: porting a string.

JOHN L. GRIBBLE, SR.

Witnesses:

A. L. WICKIIFFE, Jon CARNEY,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

